Turid Torkilsdóttir (960-1047) was a character in the saga Færeyinga; Viking chieftain's daughter Torkil Black Frost and Ragnhild Toralfsdóttir. She born in Norway, married with Faroese Sigmundur Brestisson, spent the rest of her life on the island Skúvoy. It is regarded as the most influential woman in the history of the Faroes.